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# What the sources say about the Alligator Snapping Turtle (*Macrochelys temminckii*)

> 1 claims from the Alligator Snapping Turtle profile, each beside the words of the source that backs it. A "..." marks a cut in a quote and [brackets] an insertion.

Profile: [Alligator Snapping Turtle](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/alligator-snapping-turtle/)

## Carr et al. (2025). Macrochelys temminckii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T232775771A507158.

https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.uk.2025-1.rlts.t232775771a507158.en

| The page says | The source says |
| :--- | :--- |
| Endangered | IUCN Red List category: Endangered (EN). (note: backs stats.conservationStatus. Read at iucnredlist.org in Chrome on 2026-09-16: 'Endangered A2bcd+4bcd', ver 3.1, date assessed 02 August 2023, year published 2025; the abstract names the Western Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macrochelys temminckii. Replaces Vulnerable (the 1996 assessment).) |